Patent Filing – Netherlands 2026

Recommended fields of expertise

• Pharma and biotechnology
• Medical technology
• Chemistry
• Automotive and transport
• Digital communication and computer technology
• Electronics
• Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Recommended individuals

• Raimond Haan, Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering
• René Raggers, Pharma and biotechnology
• Luc Smeets, Pharma and biotechnology / Chemistry
• Kees van Balen, Automotive and transport / Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering
• Teun van Berkel, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics

Practice strength

23 patent attorneys

Significant clients

Patent filing: Additive Industries, BE Aerospace, Dutch Cancer Institute, Engie, Ericsson, Koito Manufacturing, Lumicks, Ncardia, Nexperia, Oncode, Prysmian, Rockwell Collins, Sabic, technical universities of Eindhoven and Delft, Vanderlande, VDL Group. EPO oppositions for Engie, Scenic Biotech, Synthon (some public knowledge).

Locations

Eindhoven, Arnhem, Rijswijk, Maastricht, Utrecht, Sittard-Geleen

Other Rankings

• Litigation: Patent Attorneys

Recommended fields of expertise

• Pharma and biotechnology
• Medical technology
• Automotive and transport
• Electronics
• Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Recommended individuals

• Rogier Brouwer, Medical technology
• Martin Luten, Electronics / Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Practice strength

35 patent attorneys

Significant clients

Patent filing for Becton Dickinson, Boeing, Drylock, Kawasaki, Littelfuse Semiconductor, Rijk Zwaan, Samsung Electronics, Trinar Solar, Vito. Frequent EPO oppositions for Kawasaki (public knowledge).

Locations

Amsterdam, The Hague, Breda, Enschede, Eindhoven, Leeuwarden, Nijmegen

Other Rankings

• Litigation: Lawyers
• Litigation: Patent Attorneys

Recommended fields of expertise

• Pharma and biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Digital communication and computer technology
• Electronics
• Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Recommended individuals

• Arnt Aalbers, Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering
• Lilian Hesselink, Pharma and biotechnology / Chemistry
• Ferry van Looijengoed, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics
• Wouter Mooij, Pharma and biotechnology
• Erik Visscher, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics

Practice strength

13 patent attorneys

Significant clients

EPO oppositions: KPN against Oppo over SEPs; Corbion Biotech against Tomerius and Jungbunzlauer Laenburg over coated food-grade particles; Corbion Biotech against Tanner over micro-algal food compositions. Patent filing and oppositions: Corbion, Inalfa Roof Systems, Plantics, Purac Biochem, Signify. Patent filing: Damen 40, Fast & Fluid Management, Flexous, Flooring Industries, Hygienix, Kaffe Bueno, MyLaps, Koninklijke Gazelle, KPN, Lead Pharma, Pasqal, Promaton, Qblogs, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Strauman, Universities of Amsterdam, Xiamen Hongfa Electric (some public knowledge).

Locations

Amsterdam, Arnheim, Breda, Eindhoven

Other Rankings

• Litigation: Patent Attorneys

Recommended fields of expertise

• Pharma and biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Recommended individuals

• Hendrik Jan Brookhuis, Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering
• Walter Hart, Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering
• Mark Jolink, Pharma and biotechnology
• Jordi Kox, Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering
• Martijn Vermeulen, Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Practice strength

36 patent attorneys

Significant clients

Patent filing and oppositions: Aiko Solar, Danone, Euro-Caps, Flora Food, Heerema Marine, Itrec, Savaria, SIG Services, Sissgrass, Soudal, Tembo Group, Tenaris, Technical University of Delft, VU Amsterdam, University of Utrecht (some public knowledge). Oppositions: YTI against Philip Morris over cigarette technology; Danone against Nutrilleads over medical probiotic; Danone against Nestlé over medical biotic. Litigation: Caelus Lifescience against Pendulum Therapeutics and others in UC proceedings over insulin medication.

Locations

Rijswijk, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Sittard

Recommended fields of expertise

• Chemistry
• Digital communication and computer technology
• Electronics
• Energy and environmental technology
• Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Recommended individuals

• Andrew Lin, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics

Practice strength

17 patent attorneys

Significant clients

Patent filing and oppositions for Allnex Resins, DSM Nutritional Products, Fine Agrochemicals, Gillette, Hologic, Ingredion, ISO Group, Lincoln Group, Orbisk, Quantware, Procter & Gamble, Seaborough, Tessenderlo Group, Xandu Quantum (some public knowledge)

Locations

Amsterdam

Other Rankings

• Litigation: Lawyers
• Litigation: Patent Attorneys

Recommended fields of expertise

• Pharma and biotechnology
• Medical technology
• Chemistry
• Digital communication and computer technology
• Electronics

Recommended individuals

• Mari Korsten, Pharma and biotechnology / Chemistry

Practice strength

45 patent attorneys

Significant clients

Patent filing and oppositions for Corbion/Purac Biochem, N.V. Nutricia/Danone, Essity, Heineken, Keygene, Sanafix/Lonza, Sapreme Technologies, The Vegan Cowboys, TNO, Unilever, UniQure. Filing for Baidu, Carbon Upcycling Technologies, Delta Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Tencent, and Volvo (some public knowledge).

Locations

The Hague, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Ede

Other Rankings

• Litigation: Patent Attorneys

Recommended fields of expertise

• Chemistry
• Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Recommended individuals

• Bas Langenhuijsen, Chemistry / Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Practice strength

9 patent attorneys

Significant clients

Patent filing for AIVEX, Akkolens, CFL Holding, Champion Link, Enstall, Esdec, Hyet Holding, I4F Licensing, Koppert, Marel, Morphotonics, Sunwoda, The Antenna Company (all public knowledge).

Locations

’s-Hertogenbosch

Other Rankings

• Litigation: Patent Attorneys

Recommended fields of expertise

• Pharma and biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Digital communication and computer technology
• Electronics
• Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Recommended individuals

• Jetze Beeksma, Pharma and biotechnology
• Marco Box, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics
• Martin Klok, Pharma and biotechnology
• Bernard Ledeboer, Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering
• Otto Oudshoorn, Pharma and biotechnology / Chemistry
• Rutger Timmer, Electronics / Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

Practice strength

41 patent attorneys

Significant clients

EPO oppositions: Heineken against competitors over mash filter membrane; Foodmate over poultry processing systems; Jifeline against Reparify over remote vehicle diagnostics; Stryker against straw man over system for magnetic occult lesion localization; Stamicarbon over nitrid acid; Stratasys over 3D printing. Patent filing and oppositions: Broad Institute, Comcast Cable Communications, Moba Group. Patent filing: AB Mauri, BAM, Classified Cycling, Covestro, DAF Trucks, Danone, Dow Global Technologies, Heineken, Innocore, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, MCi Flextronics, Nedap, Nissan Chemical, TNO (some public knowledge).

Locations

The Hague, Amsterdam, Arnhem, Eindhoven, Groningen, Utrecht

Other Rankings

• Litigation: Patent Attorneys